Syracuse Starts ACC With #3 Duke

Game Details: Friday, September 16, Syracuse, N.Y., 7:00 p.m.
Facility: SU Soccer Stadium
TV: ACCNX
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Twitter: @CuseWSOC
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Syracuse (7-1-0) hosts #3 Duke (5-2-0) in the ACC opener for both squads on Friday, Sept. 16, at the SU Soccer Stadium. The first 100 fans will receive a free white shirt with an Orange Block S logo on the front.

The Syracuse-Duke Series:
Duke has not lost in seven pairings with Syracuse. The Blue Devils own a 6-0-1 advantage in the all-time series with the Orange. The two rivals played to a 2-2 draw the first time they squared off, on Sept. 22, 2013. Duke won last year's match in Durham, 2-0.

Syracuse Status:
The Orange bring a six-game winning streak into Friday's match. Syracuse defeated Cornell, 3-0, in it's last game, and tied the program record for consecutive triumphs. The Orange also forged six-game winning runs in 1996, 1998 and 2000.

Freshman goalkeeper Shea Vanderbosch earned her third shutout of the campaign by blanking Cornell. The Orange benefited from a trio of goal scorers -- redshirt sophomore Erin Flurey, freshman Gianna Savella, and graduate student Chelsea Domond.

Duke Status:
Although the Blue Devils have suffered two losses this fall, the programs ranking is well deserved. The defeats came to top-ranked UCLA and second-rated North Carolina.

Senior goalkeeper Ruthie Jones earned First Team All-ACC recognition last season. She competed for the United States U-23 Women's Team in the Three-Nations Tournament conducted in Sweden during June. She's started all seven Duke outings in 2022 and has posted a goals-against average of 1.35

Sophomore Michelle Cooper has a squad-leading five goals and three assists. Freshman Kat Rader has contributed three goals and one assist for Duke.

Notable Notes:

Flurey and Domond each scored their fourth goals of the season against Cornell.
Domond tops the Orange in shots (36), followed closely by Flurey (34).
Syracuse's six-game winning streak in 1996 included the first six games in program history.
Five Syracuse student-athletes have started all eight games -- graduate student Jenna Tivnan, junior Kate Murphy, sophomores Koby Commandant and Emma Klein, and freshman Grace Gillard.
Gillard continues to lead the Orange in minutes-played average (86.4).